# PhishDestroy threat dossier — krowndex.exchange ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-25 10:46:34 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/krowndex.exchange/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Seclookup, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot LLC Nameservers: ["hera.ns.cloudflare.com", "donald.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-02-06 Page title: KROWN DEX ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d93a9f38b70676e1c7616448a1f99eba5279e5ac49a01cf0a342dbf1f3d48144 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-09 03:21:06 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-06-25 12:20:42 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-15 18:06:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c4062-c4f5-73ae-ad6f-fb61e6911e09/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/1035a323-d110-46d0-8e78-c1d42e4d6029 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/krowndex.exchange crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.krowndex.exchange Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=krowndex.exchange AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/krowndex.exchange URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/krowndex.exchange/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 06:48:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain krowndex.exchange was configured to impersonate a cryptocurrency exchange under the brand "KROWN DEX." It is classified as a Fake Exchange scam, posing a threat of credential theft and financial loss to users who may attempt to trade or deposit funds on the fraudulent platform. Technical analysis confirms the site is malicious. VirusTotal reports 8 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain, including ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, G-Data, and Gridinsoft. The domain is listed on 3 blocklists. It was registered through Dynadot LLC on February 21, 2026. The IP address 188.114.97.3 is hosted in the United States under AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.). The SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services (WE1). The nameservers are hera.ns.cloudflare.com and donald.ns.cloudflare.com. The site is currently offline and inaccessible. GridinSoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, indicating high risk. The domain is likely inactive due to takedown or abandonment, but the risk of associated phishing or future reactivation remains elevated. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260209-D3ABED Favicon MD5: 804e5a995805ac61481865faf4efb4f5 TLS cert SHA-256: d93a9f38b70676e1c7616448a1f99eba5279e5ac49a01cf0a342dbf1f3d48144 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/krowndex.exchange/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=krowndex.exchange Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 169,831 domains (15,919 alive under monitoring, 153,570 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io